Epiphone Les Paul Standard vs Custom?
Probably going to get one of these to replace my epiphone les paul studio (not much to look at and is my first guitar and would like an upgrade). From a technical standpoint which is better? Which pickups are better? Alnico Classics (standard) vs Probucker (custom)? I want a versatile guitar (since all my other ones are built for just metal) and am not ready to drop $1000 on a gibson so epiphone is going to have to do for now.
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Depends a bit on what sort of standard you're referring to. The specs here suggests a Custom pro versus a regular standard. If this is the case, then I'd go with the Custom.
If you'd compare the Custom to a Standard Plus Top, then I'd personally get the standard. I tend to favor the sound (in Gibson, that is) of a Standard over a Custom.
That said, I'm not particularly fond of Epiphone as a whole - very unreliable in my experience. Also, the build quality is so and so. OK for the price, but nothing more.
One brand that gets to score all around - build quality, materials, finish and set-up - and which will set you back just a fraction more than the Epiphone, is Agile: http://www.learnelectricguitarnow.net/agile-electr...
I have a couple of really good Gibson guitars. However, the Agile is really very close - the materials is even better in some respects. Can't recommend them enough.